Games on August 20, 2004

The games of August 20, 2004

16 games were played on August 20, 2004, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 14-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0) and the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees (5-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 10-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 8-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Florida Marlins 6-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 2004 and the next, Aug 21, 2004. For the wider picture, see the 2004 season.